- Main Entry:
- 1ice
- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈīs\
- Function:
- noun
- Usage:
- often attributive
- Etymology:
- Middle English is, from Old English īs; akin to Old High German īs ice, Avestan isu- icy
- Date:
- before 12th century
1 a: frozen water b: a sheet or stretch of ice2: a substance resembling ice; especially : the solid state of a substance usually found as a gas or liquid <ammonia ice in the rings of Saturn>3: a state of coldness (as from formality or reserve)4 a: a frozen dessert containing a flavoring (as fruit juice); especially : one containing no milk or cream bBritish : a serving of ice cream5slang : diamonds; broadly : jewelry6: an undercover premium paid to a theater employee for choice theater tickets7: methamphetamine in the form of crystals of its hydrochloride salt C10H15N‧HCI when used illicitly for smoking —called also crystal, crystal meth
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ice·less \ˈīs-ləs\ adjective —
on ice 1: with every likelihood of being won or accomplished2: in reserve or safekeeping
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on thin ice : in a precarious or risky situation
